port mpc fails to configure as it required libmpdclient2

[bernard@…]

On a completely clean machine the port mpc fails to configure giving the following error:

:info:configure checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... (cached) yes
:info:configure checking for pkg-config... no
:info:configure checking for socket in -lsocket... no
:info:configure checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl... no
:info:configure checking for LIBMPDCLIENT... no
:info:configure configure: error: libmpdclient2 is required
:info:configure shell command " cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_audio_mpc/work/mpc-0.20" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man " returned error 1
:error:configure Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
:debug:configure Backtrace: configure failure: shell command failed (see log for details)
    while executing
"$procedure $targetname"
:info:configure Warning: the following items did not execute (for mpc): org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
:notice:configure Log for mpc is at: /opt/local/var/macports/logs/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_audio_mpc/main.log

The machine configuration is: Intel mac mini Clean install of Snow Leopard 10.6 + patches to 10.6.6 Xcode 3.2.5 with iOS SDK 4.2 MacPorts 1.9.2

Steps to reproduce:

sudo port -f uninstall installed
sudo port clean --all uninstalled
sudo port selfupdate
sudo port install mpc

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

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